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A talk warns against the 'black pill' nihilism and draws parallels to issues in the software industry, where management-engineering conflicts and coercive software undermine user autonomy, urging that software should serve people.
A new study finds that while TikTok's 'not interested' button effectively reduces unwanted content by 84%, the algorithm can slowly reintroduce such content if users do not maintain consistent feedback. Researchers cloned accounts to study personalization, highlighting limits on user agency.
Instagram is rolling out a 'Your Algorithm' feature that lets users see and adjust the topics influencing their main feed, with plans to expand to people and moods, as part of a broader effort to give users more agency over their experience.